1. Download the appropriate package to the machine where you will be installing the VDA. Citrix account credentials are required to access the download site.

   Where are you installing the VDA?	Download this package
   On a supported server OS machine	VDAServerSetup.exe
   On a supported workstation (desktop) OS machine	VDAWorkstationSetup.exe

   For single user, single server OS deployments (for example, delivering Windows Server 2012 to one user for web development), use the VDAWorkstationSetup.exe package. For more information, see Server VDI.

2. Install the VDA using the graphical interface or the command line interface.
   Remember: You must either have elevated administrative privileges before starting the installation, or use Run as administrator.

   Using the graphical interface:

   Disable User Account Control (UAC), then right-click the downloaded package and choose Run as administrator. The installer launches and proceeds through the installation wizard. The restart at the end of the wizard is required before the VDA can be used in a site. (The wizard is the same as the one used in the full-product ISO to install a VDA; you will not encounter anything different.)

   Using the command line interface:

   You have two options:

• Extract the files from the package and then run XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe.

XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 FP3. To extract the files before installing, use /extract with the absolute path, for example:

.\VDAWorkstationSetup.exe /extract %temp%\CitrixVDAInstallMedia

Then, in a separate command, run XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe from the directory containing the extracted content. See Install using the command line and CTX140972 for parameter information.

XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6, 7.6 FP1 and 7.6 FP2. Extract the files before installing, using a third party utility that can extract cabinet archives from EXE files (such as 7-Zip). Then, in a separate command, run XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe from the directory containing the extracted content. See Install using the command line and CTX140972 for parameter information.

• Run the package.

  Run the downloaded package as if it was the XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe command in everything except its name. See Install using the command line and CTX140972 for parameter information.

  For example, the most common installation command used for Remote PC Access installs a VDA on a physical office PC, without installing Citrix Receiver or Citrix Profile Manager. The machine will not automatically be restarted after the VDA is installed; however, a restart is required before the VDA can be used. The VDA will register initially with the Controller on the server named 'Contr-East'. Ports will be opened if the Windows Firewall Service is detected.